This speaker series is presented in advance of the UW Symphony's upcoming Feb. 6, 2026 performance of Bruce Ruddell's symphony, "Healing Heart of the First People of This Land."
The series is open to the public. Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and pastries. All talks are on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 pm.
10/9: łuutiis Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) with Dian Million (Tanana) as discussant
10/16: Tami Hohn (Puyallup) with McKenna Sweet Dorman (Snoqualmie) as discussant
10/23: Laurel Sercombe with John Vallier as discussant
10/30: John LaPointe (Swinomish)
11/6: Jill tsisqʷux̌ʷaʔł LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) with Janet Yoder
11/13: Composer Bruce Ruddell, Musicians Adia tsi sʔuyuʔaɫ Bowen (Upper Skagit) and Ben Workman Smith (Tolowa), Conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and David Rahbee, with John-Carlos Perea (Mescalero Apache/German/Irish/Chicano) as discussant
11/20 Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack)
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Sponsored by Lushootseed Research; Indigenous Peoples Institute @ Seattle University; Arts UW; UW School of Music; Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies; American Indian Studies Department; Simpson Center for the Humanities; wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House @ the University of Washington